by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
Do you love bluebirds, finches, and chickadees? Why not count birds in your community with your kids and friends during the Great Backyard Bird Count in 2026. Our mental health is nurtured by nature—and it will take under an hour to give back to what birds give us....
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
Like many elderly folks in the midwest whose families used stoneware crocks for sauerkraut, Lois Jurgens held onto one for 40 years. It sat on her porch weathering decades of harsh Nebraska winters until early this month when she was planning for a yard sale. She had...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
His truck was the vehicle equivalent of Frankenstein, a green mish-mash of dents and dings and disjointed panels. The 2000 Chevy Silverado became something of a famous eyesore in South Bend, Indiana, earning sideways glances and second looks wherever Mo Riles went. “I...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
The heartwarming ceremony begins when the garage door opens and a class of teenage students present a newly-refurbished car with a big red bow to a single mother. For eight years, the presentation, delivered with a round of applause, has been repeated 4-5 times each...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
Wild American chestnut trees, deemed “functionally extinct” decades ago, may already be quietly mounting an unexpected comeback in the northern forests of the US. Thousands of naturally thriving, wild trees in Maine contradict decades of assumptions about the species’...
